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Revolutionary Timeline

  • French-Indian War

    French-Indian War

    A war between England and France, also known as the Seven Years War.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    British Parliament taxed Americans on every piece of paper product purchased.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    British taxed all of their imported items to establish power over the Colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    A street fight between British Soldiers and Colonists, killing several colonists and igniting the fire for revolution.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    The Tea Act granted British East India Trading Company monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    American Patriots disguised themselves as Indians and threw out British Tea into the harbor.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    Battles fought between the Colonies and the British, kicking off the Revolutionary War.
  • Common Sense Published

    Common Sense Published

    A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to encourage Colonists to rise up against Britain and establish independence as their own country.